Not to be exceptionally critical of this, but this article puts way too much of the blame on the FCC, which originally required net neutrality [http://www.fcc.gov/guides/open-internet], and not on the ]DC Circuit ruling [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/net-neutrality_n_4597831.html] that struck down those rules, starting this whole thing.[footnote]Yes, the FCC could have attempted to appeal it to the US supreme court, but given the current make-up of the bench, it would be highly unlikely to have a different result[/footnote] Since the FCC
cannot force net neutrality (although it's not necessarily a given that the US congress can't), the FCC has to figure out a way of regulating internet providers without requiring net neutrality. You're effectively demonizing the FCC for actions they are trying to make in order to preserve at least a semblence of this policy.
This also grossly recharacterizes the nature of that vote you mention (recreated below):
Interestingly, the Republicans, opposed to any regulation of the Internet (we can save the discussion of whether or not a hands-off approach would even work for another time), voted against moving the proposal to public comment. This suggests they will likely also vote down any final proposal. Meanwhile, Wheeler's fellow Democrats - Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel - voted with him. That's disappointing on the surface, but examining what they've said about the proposed rules is heartening.
In other words, you claim that the Republican members of the FCC were fighting for net neutrality, when their actions in preventing rulemaking would let the circuit ruling stand, thus meaning Net Neutrality is dead.